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Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) “has contributed to empowering small businesses and revolutionising e-commerce, thus playing a vital role in furthering growth and prosperity,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday, January 2, 2025. ONDC has contributed…
The magisterial story of the India’s Constitution has many chapters, only some had the chance to revel in history’s limelight, the rest have remained in the shadows waiting to be rediscovered and retold. One such chapter is the life and times of an honourable Jungli and his crusade for the “original inhabitants” of India. This…
The Kerala Cabinet has requested the Governor to convene the 13th session of the 15th Kerala Assembly on January 17. It also constituted a Cabinet subcommittee to prepare the Governor’s policy address draft. Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal, Revenue Minister K. Rajan, Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine, Power Minister K. Krishnankutty, and Forest Minister K. Saseendran…
Anbumani Ramadoss. File | Photo Credit: M. Samraj Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday (January 2, 2024) condemned the arrest of Pasumai Thaayagam president Sowmiya Anbumani and the cadre of the party’s women wing for attempting to stage a protest demanding justice for the survivor in the Anna University sexual assault case…
Union Ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday (January 2, 2024) accused the Delhi government of depriving farmers of benefits under central schemes and urged Chief Minister Atishi to keep political differences aside in matters of farmer welfare. In a letter to Ms. Atishi,…
Newly appointed Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on his arrival in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on January 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, who was sworn in as the new Governor of Kerala on Thursday (January 2, 2025), takes over as the 23rd Governor of Kerala. Until recently Governor of Bihar, Mr. Arlekar replaces…
Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal during his hunger strike, at the Khanauri Border in Sangrur district, on December 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 2, 2025) pulled up the Punjab government and said its officials and some farmer leaders are creating a false impression in media that attempts are…
S.Ve. Shekher. File | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam The Madras High Court on Thursday (January 2, 2025) refused to interfere with the conviction and one-month simple imprisonment imposed by a trial court in February 2024 against actor S.Ve. Shekher in a case booked in 2018 for having shared a Facebook post containing derogatory remarks…
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal. File | Photo Credit: ANI AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday (January 2, 2024) said the BJP would be responsible “if something happens” to the protesting farmers in Punjab who are on an indefinite fast over a set of demands, including a legal guarantee on MSP. Mr….
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: AP A court in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Thursday (January 2, 2025) extended by two days the police custody of the couple arrested in connection with the alleged abduction, rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl at Kalyan. Prime accused Vishal Gawli and his wife Sakshi…
